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Former Boulder Rep. Alice Madden appointed to U.S. Department of Energy post

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Posted:
07/17/2013 02:17:43 PM MDT

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07/17/2013 02:38:48 PM MDT

Alice Madden

Alice Madden -- who served four terms in the Colorado House representing Boulder -- was appointed to serve as deputy assistant secretary of intergovernmental affairs and external relations at the U.S. Department of Energy, according to a release from the office of Colorado Sen. Mark Udall.

Madden is currently the Timothy E. Wirth Chair in Sustainable Development at the University of Colorado at Denver. She also worked on economic and environmental sustainability issues during Gov. Bill Ritter's tenure and served as state House Majority Leader during her time as a state representative from 2000 to 2008.

"Alice has been a strong ally in the push to make Colorado's clean energy economy a model for the nation," Udall -- who serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee -- said in a statement. "Her expertise in sustainable development and her solid understanding of the environmental and economic impacts of global warming will make her a terrific asset to the Department of Energy and our entire country.

"With her Western perspective, Alice's work will be invaluable as our nation develops our clean energy economy, creates good-paying American jobs, and moves toward energy independence."

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